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Adequate Safety Precautions Save Life Of A Construction Worker After A Scaffold Fall

Adequate Safety Precautions Save Life Of A Construction Worker After A Scaffold Fall

Posted on Jul 20, 2012 12:30pm PDT by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.

A
construction worker is alive following a
scaffold accident in Kips Bay. “Thankfully, the worker used adequate safety precautions,”
said New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman, founder of
The Perecman Firm, one of New York construction accident law firms.

“Something as simple as a safety harness and rope can make all the
difference in the event of a scaffold accident in New York.” The
construction worker dangled six stories above the sidewalk, held by only
his safety harness and a rope. He had lost his balance and toppled over
the edge of a suspended scaffold, reported the New York Post. (12/13/2011).

Falls account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction
industry, according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration
(OSHA). In 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 751
construction workers died on the job, with 35 percent of those fatalities
resulting from falls. Nearly 2.3 million construction workers often work
on scaffolds, reported OSHA.

Protecting these workers from scaffold-related construction accidents would
prevent an estimated 4,500 injuries and 50 fatalities annually. Fall arrest
systems, safety nets, guardrails, covers and restraint systems can prevent
many construction accident injuries and deaths from falls, said OSHA.
“Training is one of the most important requirements to prevent falls
from scaffolding in New York,” construction accident lawyer Perecman,
the former head New York construction accident lawyer for the New York
State Trial Lawyers Association, and a lecturer on construction accident
law, said.

If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a New York construction
accident or scaffold fall on the job, please contact the New York construction
accident lawyers at The Perecman Firm.